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    British and American English have many differences in vocabulary. Some examples include: - Words for food items like "chips" (French fries in American English), "candyfloss" (cotton candy), and "courgette" (zucchini) - Words for places like "car park" (parking lot), "chemist" (pharmacist or drugstore), and "city centre" (downtown) - Words for occupations like "chartered accountant" (CPA), "constable" (police officer), and "commissionaire" (uniformed doorman)

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    2.Brittish vs American English

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    British and American English have many differences in vocabulary. Some examples include: - Words for food items like "chips" (French fries in American English), "candyfloss" (cotton candy), and "courgette" (zucchini) - Words for places like "car park" (parking lot), "chemist" (pharmacist or drugstore), and "city centre" (downtown) - Words for occupations like "chartered accountant" (CPA), "constable" (police officer), and "commissionaire" (uniformed doorman)

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    Ittish Vs American English

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    British and American English have many differences in vocabulary. Some examples include: - Words for food items like "chips" (French fries in American English), "candyfloss" (cotton candy), and "courgette" (zucchini) - Words for places like "car park" (parking lot), "chemist" (pharmacist or drugstore), and "city centre" (downtown) - Words for occupations like "chartered accountant" (CPA), "constable" (police officer), and "commissionaire" (uniformed doorman)

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    2.

    British versus American English


    Differences
    camp bed
    candyfloss
    canteen
    car park
    carrier
    carrier bag
    carry-cot
    cash machine/cash dispenser
    cashier
    cashpoint
    casualty (hospital)
    catapult (US and UK)
    Catherine wheel (firework)
    caustic soda
    central reservation
    charity shop
    chartered accountant
    chartered surveyor
    chat show
    chemist (person)
    chemist (shop)
    chips
    Christian name
    Christmas pudding
    CID (Criminal Investigation
    Department)
    cigarette end
    cinema (US and UK)
    city centre
    cladding (on a building)
    cloakroom
    clockwork (of a toy)
    clothes-peg
    cock
    company
    commercial traveller
    commis waiter
    commissionaire
    concession
    constable
    cooker
    cornflour
    corner shop

    cot
    cotton candy
    cafeteria
    parking lot
    express company
    tote bag/shopping bag (US and UK)
    baby carrier
    ATM (automatic teller machine)
    teller in a bank or post office (cashier in other
    businesses)
    cash machine/ATM
    emergency
    slingshot
    pinwheel
    lye
    median/median strip
    thrift shop
    CPA (certified public accountant)
    licensed surveyor
    talk show
    pharmacist (US and UK)
    drugstore/pharmacy (US and UK)
    French fries/fries
    first name/given name
    plum pudding (US and UK)
    FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
    cigarette butt (US and UK)
    movie theater
    downtown
    siding
    restroom/checkroom
    wind-up
    clothespin
    rooster
    corporation
    traveling salesman (US and UK)
    busboy
    uniformed doorman
    discount
    police officer
    range/stove (US and UK)
    cornstarch
    convenience store

    cornet (for ice cream)


    cotton wool
    councillor
    courgette
    court shoes
    covering letter
    crash barrier (on a road)
    cravat
    crayfish (US and UK)
    cream cracker
    crematorium (US and UK)
    crisps
    crockery
    crush barrier
    crust (on the end of a loaf)
    cupboard (US and UK)
    curate
    curtains (US and UK)
    cutlery
    cutting (newspaper)
    c.v. (curriculum vitae)

    cone (US and UK)


    absorbent cotton
    councilman
    zucchini
    pumps
    cover letter
    guardrail
    ascot
    crawfish
    soda cracker
    crematory
    potato chips
    plates and dishes
    barricade (US and UK)
    heel
    cabinet
    assistant church minister
    drapes/draperies
    flatware/silverware
    clipping (US and UK)
    resume (In the US, a c.v. is longer than a resume.)

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